Abstract: It is provided carbapenem compounds represented by the following formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen atom, or substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group; and, n is an integer of 1 or 2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an antibacterial compositions containing these compounds as an active ingredient. These carbapenem compounds exhibit potent antibacterial activities and are excellent in the resistance against renal dehydropeptidase.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device is provided which is capable of providing light emission lasting time that can be practically used, that is, of improving its light emission life. A light emitting body used in the organic electroluminescence device is made up of a lower electrode layer, a light emitting layer and a transparent electrode layer being stacked in order on a substrate. As a material for the transparent electrode layer, a substance “In2-xSnxO3-y” being a mixture of an oxide of indium with tin is employed as its chief component. A material having hygroscopicity is formed adjacent to the transparent electrode layer. Light emitting element portion made up of the electrode and light emitting material layer is the electroluminescence device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxide superconducting wire. The wire has a filament made essentially of an oxide superconductor, and a stabilizing metal covering the oxide superconductor. The stabilizing metal includes a silver alloy having at least either higher mechanical strength or higher specific electrical resistance than that of silver. In one embodiment, the stabilizing metal further includes a first portion directly covering the oxide superconductor and a second portion covering the first portion. The first portion is adapted to prevent the component of the second portion from diffusing into and reacting with the oxide superconductor. The first and second portions have different materials, and the first portion is made essentially of an Ag—Sb alloy. In another embodiment, the stabilizing metal further has a first portion directly covering the oxide superconductor, a second portion covering the first portion and a third portion covering the second portion.

Abstract: The magnetoresistance effect element according to the present invention comprises an anti-ferromagnetic layer, a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer laminated successively onto a base layer. The anti-ferromagnetic layer is a single layer film or multiple layer film comprising Ni oxide, Co oxide or Fe oxide as a principal component, or a mixture of these. An adhesive layer for preventing peeling due to heat generated by the flow of current is provided between the base layer and the anti-ferromagnetic layer. By providing an adhesive layer between the base layer and the ferromagnetic layer in this way, the adhesive force between the base layer and the anti-ferromagnetic layer is increased, and therefore peeling and the like does not arise even when temperature changes occur in the magnetoresistance effect element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magneto-resistive (MR) element comprising: a first magnetic layer 1 provided on a substrate; a non-magnetic layer 3 arranged to be in contact with the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer 2 arranged to be in contact with the non-magnetic layer; wherein sense current flowing in the first and the second magnetic layer is changed by a resistance change according to an external magnetic field, and a sense current flowing distance in the first magnetic layer and/or a sense current flowing distance in the second magnetic layer is longer than a sense current flowing distance in a superimposed portion of the first magnetic layer, the non-magnetic layer, and the second magnetic layer.

Abstract: The magnetoresistance effect element according to the present invention comprises an anti-ferromagnetic layer, a fixed magnetic layer, a non-magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer laminated successively onto a base layer. The anti-ferromagnetic layer is a single layer film or multiple layer film comprising Ni oxide, Co oxide or Fe oxide as a principal component, or a mixture of these. An adhesive layer for preventing peeling due to heat generated by the flow of current is provided between the base layer and the anti-ferromagnetic layer. By providing an adhesive layer between the base layer and the ferromagnetic layer in this way, the adhesive force between the base layer and the anti-ferromagnetic layer is increased, and therefore peeling and the like does not arise even when temperature changes occur in the magnetoresistance effect element.

Abstract: A strut mount in a vehicular suspension system which receives a load from a shock absorber includes a washer and an upper sheet fixable at spaced apart locations on a piston rod of the shock absorber. An upper ring portion and a lower ring portion are disposed between the washer and the upper sheet. A plate disposed between the upper and lower rubber ring portions extends outwardly in the radial direction. The strut mount further includes a coil spring receiving rubber ring portion provided on a lower side of the plate for receiving a coil spring disposed about the shock absorber. At least both the lower rubber ring portion and the coil spring receiving rubber ring portion are formed as an integral structure on the plate.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device is provided, which increases the proportion of available light as much as possible and which produces higher brightness with less input power.

Abstract: The present invention provides a yoke-type information reproduction head apparatus 100 having a magnetic sensor block 3 provided on the substrate 1 via a non-magnetic insulation layer 2. The magnetic sensor 3 includes a ferromagnetic tunnel junction element 5 which is sandwiched between an upper electrode block 6 and a lower electrode block 7 and which is connected to a magnetic domain control bias layer 8. This enables to obtain preferable S/N and bit error rate with reduced waveform noise. This invention provides a yoke-type information reproduction head having both of the characteristics of the front yoke 4-1 as a magnetic path and a lower electrode 7 as an electric path.

Abstract: A lighting device includes (a) an electroluminescence device which acts as a light source, and (b) an optical conductor which introduces a light emitted from the electroluminescence device, to a liquid crystal display device. The electroluminescence device is formed on an end surface of the optical conductor. The lighting device may be used as a backlight source in a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A magneto-resistance effect head is provided with a lower conductive layer which is provided with a recessed portion, and a vertical bias layer is provided in the recessed portion. A free layer is provided on the lower conductive layer. On the free layer, layered in the following order are the non-magnetic layer, the fixed layer, the fixing layer, and the upper layer so as not to be placed immediately above the vertical bias layer. The non-magnetic layer, the fixed layer, the fixing layer, and the upper layer are buried in an insulation layer. Furthermore, an upper conductive layer is provided on the upper layer and the insulation layer. In the direction of the magnetic field applied by the vertical bias layer, the free layer is made greater in length than the fixed layer and the free layer is disposed in proximity to the vertical bias layer with the distance between the fixed layer and the vertical bias layer remaining unchanged.

Abstract: The process for producing a low acid value phosphoric ester of the present invention is characterized by comprising treating a phosphoric ester having an acid value with an organic ortho-acid ester. The phosphoric ester preferably has a specific structure. The organic ortho-acid ester is preferably an ester of orthoformic acid, orthoacetic acid or orthopropionic acid with an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A shielded magnetoresistance (MR) effect sensor includes the following layers that are laminated in sequence: a lower shielding layer, a lower gap layer, a MR effect device, a vertical bias layer that directly contacts side surfaces of the MR effect device, and a lower electrode layer that also directly contacts the side surfaces of the MR effect device. An upper gap layer is laminated on the lower electrode layer and on a top surface of the MR effect device and an upper shielding layer is laminated on the upper gap layer. Alternatively, the vertical bias layer directly contacts the top and side surfaces of the MR effect device and the lower electrode is laminated on the vertical bias layer.

Abstract: Tea polyphenol obtained by the extraction from tea has an antibacterial effect. In methods for producing an antibacterial fiber by fixing the tea polyphenol to fiber, the object of the present invention is to provide a process for manufacturing an antibacterial fiber capable of exerting an excellent antibacterial performance without the use of metal chelates potentially causing metal allergy and environmental problems. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manufactures an antibacterial fiber by a process comprising the steps of contacting fiber with or immersing fiber in an aqueous solution in which a cationic surfactant with a quaternary ammonium salt group, a water-soluble protein, and an alkaline compound are dissolved; and separating said fiber from the aqueous solution, to immerse the fiber in another aqueous solution containing tea polyphenol.

Abstract: A semiconductor wafer or a film formed thereon is polished by using a polishing agent comprising abrasive containing silica particles as the main component, water as a solvent, and a water-soluble cellulose, an alkali metal impurity content of the polishing agent being 5C ppm or less where the polishing agent contains C % by weight of the water-soluble cellulose, so as to flatten the semiconductor wafer without doing damage to the wafer or the film formed thereon and without bringing about a dishing problem in the polished surface.

Abstract: A sugar decomposition inhibitor, a maltase activity inhibitor, a glucoamylase activity inhibitor, a sucrase activity inhibitor and an isomaltase activity inhibitor comprising as an effective component a hot-water extract of banaba, a synthetic resin adsorption fraction of said hot-water extract, or a mixture thereof are provided. Further, an insulin secretion controller comprising as an effective component a hot-water extract of banaba is also provided. In addition, a healthy food and beverage comprising a hot-water extract of banaba, a synthetic resin adsorption fraction of said hot-water extract or a mixture thereof and sugar except for monosaccharides are provided.

Abstract: An information delivery system includes an information delivery device, an information communicating means, and an information storage and playback device. The information storage and playback device stores partial information of delivery information beforehand, reproduces one of the stored partial information, and notifies the information delivery device of the partial information chosen to be reproduced. While the information storage and playback device is reproducing the partial information of the delivery information, the information delivery device transmits remaining information of the delivery information, which is chosen to be reproduced by the information storage and playback device, to the information storage and playback device.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive effect sensor uses a shielded-type magnetoresistive effect element using a magnetoresistive effect film formed by a basic configuration of a combination of a free layer, a barrier layer formed on the free layer, and a fixed layer formed on the barrier layer, wherein a sensing current flows substantially perpendicular to the magnetoresistive effect film, and wherein an amorphous material or a microcrystalline material is used in a lower shield.

Abstract: An MR (magnetoresistive) effect element includes a free magnetic layer having a small coercive force and therefore reduces the hysteresis of the R-H loop. The magneoresistive element includes a silicon and/or a diffusion control layer. An MR effect sensor and an MR sensing system using the above MR effect element and featuring a desirable noise characteristic are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a high purity polishing slurry which provides a material to be polished with a high scratch resistance and has a high polishing efficiency and which less contaminates the material to be polished. The polishing slurry comprises water and silica particles dispersed in water, wherein the above silica particles have an average primary particle size of 50 to 300 nm and a refractive index of 1.41 to 1.44 and are synthesized in a liquid phase and produced without passing through a drying step; and the K value is 5×10−6 mol/m2 or more. Further, a polishing process for a semiconductor wafer using the above polishing slurry is provided.